Rose was taken off shortly after being booked against Apoel and suffering a cut to his eyeGlyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

Speculation was rife yesterday evening that the relationship between Danny Rose and his manager had hit a new low following the full back’s substitution in Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League tie against Apoel Nicosia. However, Rose has asked for the gossip to stop and claims that Mauricio Pochettino has shown him nothing but love and respect.

Rose was taken off in the 70th minute after being booked and sustaining a cut above his left eye and some jeering was heard among the Wembley crowd as he made his way down the tunnel to receive treatment for the gash.

For the last three-and-a-half years, four years, the manager has been my biggest fan. He’s given me nothing but love and respectDanny Rose

When informed after the game that his attitude was being questioned on social media, Rose denied there was any kind of rift.

“This is getting silly now,” the…

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